West Linn High School
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| West Linn High School | |
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| Address | |
| 5464 West A Street West Linn, Oregon, Clackamas, 97068  United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°21′51″N 122°36′57″W / 45.364089°N 122.615833°WCoordinates: 45°21′51″N 122°36′57″W / 45.364089°N 122.615833°W |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | West Linn-Wilsonville School District |
| Principal | Lou Bailey[1] |
| Faculty | 84 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1556 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | OSAA |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www.wlhs.wlwv.k12.or.us |
West Linn High School is a public high school in West Linn, Oregon, United States. It is one of two high schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, the other being Wilsonville High School.
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Academics [edit]
In 1984, West Linn High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[2]
In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 373 students, 346 graduated, 18 dropped out, 6 received a modified diploma, and 3 are still in high school.[3][4]
The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[5][6]
Notable alumni [edit]
- Brandon Ebel - President of Tooth & Nail Records
- Cole Gillespie - baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
- David Hume Kennerly - Pulitzer Prize - winning photographer[7][8]
- Cade McNown - football quarterback
- Chael Sonnen - MMA fighter
- Mitch Williams - baseball pitcher
- Hannah Matthiessen - international model
References [edit]
- ^ West Linn High School: About Us
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Newell, Cliff (Feb. 18, 2010). "A West Linn art connection". West Linn Tidings. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Seigneur, Cornelia Becker (2009). West Linn. Arcadia Publishing. p. 35.
